Olympique Marseille vs Atlético Madrid

Marseille vs Atlético

Olympique Marseille and Atlético Madrid meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Final). There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 09‑12‑2008 and ended with the final score: Olympique Marseille (0‑0) Atlético Madrid.

Analysis of Olympique Marseille

They come to this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Final) after having played in the previous rounds against: Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Athletic Club and Sporting Braga. In their last match, for the Ligue 1, they got tie against Guingamp by (3‑3). In the last 10 UEFA Europa League matches Olympique Marseille has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

They haven’t lost any of the last 9 home matches for this competition. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Olympique Marseille comes to this match with a 3-3 draw against Guingamp, adding the second straight match without winning. We remember that to reach the final of the Europa League, Marseille overtook the Austrians of RB Salzburg. In this match against Atletico Madrid, coach Rudi Garcia should play in 4-2-3-1 privileging the ball possession and the attacks organized, paused, using the lateral runners to create danger to the opponent: Thauvin and Ocampos are one of the faster players in the home team. However, at times it should opt for a more direct style of play. Captain Dimitri Payet is Marseille's top scorer in the Europa League with 7 goals scored. Rolando and Mitroglou remain out due to injury.

Analysis of Atlético Madrid

They come to this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Final) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Arsenal, Sporting CP, Lokomotiv Moskva and København. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got win against Getafe by (0‑1). In the last 8 UEFA Europa League matches Atlético Madrid has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In the last 20 matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 14 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Atletico Madrid heads into this game with a 0-1 away victory over Getafe, returning to triumphs after the defeat against Espanyol. To reach the final of the Europa League, the Spaniards surpassed the Londoners of Arsenal. In this game against Marseille, manager Diego Simeone should act with a cautious strategy, looking only for the counterattack in order to explore the opponent's back. It is important to emphasize that the away team has great competence in the fast transitions: Correa is very fast and excellent in transporting the ball for the attack. On the other hand, Antoine Griezmann is Atletico Madrid's top scorer in the Europa League with 4 goals scored. For this game the manager can not count on Vitolo because of injury.

Betting suggestion:

This great Europa League final has a huge tendency to be balanced and of great interest to the general public as it puts face-to-face two highly competent teams when it comes to approaching the offensive process. On one side is Marseille who has performed great games in this competition, on the other, an athletic Madrid capable of overtaking any team in this competition. We emphasize that teams enjoy highly qualified players, both technically and tactically. In this way, it is very interesting to approach the market of the goals, making that to risk in favor of the "both teams to score- yes" is the best option.

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